• 520th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (Wei2)abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] • surname Wei
2. wéi (wei2)to preserve • to maintain • to hold together • dimension • vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

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Example Words

Common

思维 (思維)
维修 (維修)
维多利亚 (維多利亞)
维持 (維持)
维生素 (維生素)
维护 (維護)
纤维 (纖維)

Uncommon

三维 (三維)
二维 (二維)
四维 (四維)
塞尔维亚 (塞爾維亞)
塞维利亚 (塞維利亞)
恭维 (恭維)
戴维斯 (戴維斯)
拉斯维加斯 (拉斯維加斯)
玻利维亚 (玻利維亞)
维也纳 (維也納)
维他命 (維他命)
维吾尔 (維吾爾)
维和 (維和)
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
维多利亚港 (維多利亞港)
维度 (維度)
维拉 (維拉)
维族 (維族)
维权 (維權)
维港 (維港)
维纳斯 (維納斯)
维系 (維繫)
纤维素 (纖維素)

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  • 280th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 307 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji1)base • foundation • basic • radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (qi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

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Example Words

Common

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Uncommon

地基 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基数 (基數)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

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  • 407th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 205 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎi (Bai3)surname Bai
2. bǎi (bai3)hundred • numerous • all kinds of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎi (bai3)The component is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

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Example Words

Common

一呼百应 (一呼百應)
几百 (幾百)
百姓 
百度 
百万 (百萬)
老百姓 

Uncommon

二百五 
千奇百怪 
千姿百态 (千姿百態)
千方百计 (千方百計)
千疮百孔 (千瘡百孔)
数百 (數百)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
百依百顺 (百依百順)
百分之百 
百分百 
百分点 (百分點)
百合 
百合花 
百威 
百度百科 
百感交集 
百慕大 
百折不挠 (百折不撓)
百无聊赖 (百無聊賴)
百科 
百老汇 (百老匯)
百听不厌 (百聽不厭)
百般 
百色 
百花齐放 (百花齊放)
百万富翁 (百萬富翁)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
百褶裙 
百货 (百貨)
百余 (百餘)
维基百科 (維基百科)

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  • 277th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 325 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ke1)branch of study • administrative section • division • field • branch • stage directions • family (taxonomy) • rules • laws • to mete out (punishment) • to levy (taxes etc) • to fine sb • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ke1)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

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Example Words

Common

百科 
科学 (科學)
科学家 (科學家)
科技 

Uncommon

中科院 
儿科 (兒科)
内科 (內科)
外科 
妇产科 (婦產科)
妇科 (婦科)
学科 (學科)
专科 (專科)
小儿科 (小兒科)
工科 
思科 
插科打诨 (插科打諢)
教科书 (教科書)
文科 
本科 
本科生 
理工科 
理科 
产科 (產科)
百度百科 
百科全书 (百科全書)
皮肤科 (皮膚科)
眼科 
社科院 
科威特 
科学院 (科學院)
科室 
科幻 
科恩 
科教 
科普 
科尔 (科爾)
科目 
科研 
科罗拉多 (科羅拉多)
科考 
科长 (科長)
科隆 
维基百科 (維基百科)
莫斯科 
萨科齐 (薩科齊)
猫科 (貓科)
医科 (醫科)
预科 (預科)
骨科 
高科技 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.